11/3/10

lovely wednesday

 We spent some time outside this afternoon while baby slept.
Harry ran around and I wandered through the yard, read a book, journaled and talked to Emily. While wandering, I found this pot nestled up next to the house... the tiny tomatoes are probably not going to make it, but I am going to attempt to save them.

 This is my latest project... I only just finished it the other day (not that it was very time consuming... but when time to work on something of my own is a luxury....Things tend to get put aside)
The pattern is from Sublime Stitching... I just added the "sew". I hope that it will remind me to take the time to do something just for me...

I looked down long enough to see my bare big toes looking back at me... obviously these shoes are not going to be kind to me during the winter months... Ah, TOMS, I love you! Why did you have to die so quickly?!

11/1/10

Found!

I found my clock. I was wandering through Target and saw this beauty at the end of a random rack. It's lovely... and the best part? The whopping $11.24 price tag. That's right, it was on clearance for 75% off.
A-maz-ing.


I also found this cute little guy while browsing around Marshalls. I thought that he needed to go on my mantel. I was correct.

10/31/10

this weekend

This weekend included:
~ A broken arm scare (not really broken)
~ A museum trip
~ A sick baby
~ Trick or Treating downtown
~ Booking our anniversary plans
~ Lots of laundry
~ Some great family time

Now I'm off to enjoy what little bit of it I have left...
Tomorrow morning we are going to visit preschool option #1. Wish us luck.

10/29/10

friday

i hope your friday is super awesome... i know ours will be

10/28/10

tuckered out

 Apparently, I have been wearing my kids out this week. Last night at dinner I turned to see Harry like this....
 And yes, he is only wearing a diaper. That's how we roll.

10/27/10

etsy love

Cold and rainy days make me want to window shop on Etsy. These are some of my favorite finds from today.


 With super short hair, it's always nice to have something to make it feel a bit girly.

How cute would this be above West's crib?
This makes me think that I want to have a farm and raise chickens (not really...)
Tiny plaid, bow earrings? Yes, please!

What are your favorite things this fall?
(1,2,3,4)

The time not window shopping was spent playing with a fun two year old, doing laundry, trying to get West to take a nap and making dinner.

10/26/10

family

I miss my family SO much right now it hurts. I miss my mom and my sisters. I miss having someone do something with pretty much whenever I needed it. I miss having someone come just sit at my house so that I didn't lose my mind being with a two year old all day every day.
I was so lucky to have that. I would like to think that I never took advantage of it, but that can't be true. It was so easy to do almost anything knowing that there were at least two people that I could call whenever I needed a break.
The sister closest to my age, Anna, has been gone for about ten months. She graduated from school in May of 09 and left in December to teach in Israel. I miss her like crazy. Sometimes she would come over around noon and help clean, play with Harry then cook dinner. I was pregnant then, and my pregnancies are pretty brutal. I didn't really have the energy or ability to do everything that I needed to do. So she would come over and take care of everything that I couldn't.
Dusty pretty much took over after she left. After Westley was born and my hands were so much more than full, she would come over all the time and do whatever I needed. She never complained. Once in a while I would come home and she would have cleaned up and just be sitting on the couch watching tv. She would go get coffee with me, watch the dumb movies my husband wouldn't, listen to all of my ridiculousness.
My family are my best friends. It's really just that simple.
I cried last night for the first time since we have been here. It is going to be so different not having someone just show up at the house almost every day of the week. I am going to miss it so much.
This is Anna and Harry last October picking out pumpkins

Two of my absolute favorite people.

I love you guys and miss you soooo much.